Considered one of the defining images of German Expressionism, Erich Heckel’s Portrait of a Man is emblematic of the anguish and malaise felt in Europe following World War I. A founding member of the artist group Die Brücke (The Bridge), Heckel created this self-portrait after his return from Flanders, where he had served as a medical orderly. Heckel printed this woodcut by hand, adding bright, liquid colors of ocher, blue, and green using loose brushstrokes directly on the wood blocks. The result is a rare impression of this famous woodcut with expressive and painterly effects.